Patents by Inventor Andrew Sharp
Andrew Sharp has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20170268091Abstract: A composition of matter is generally provided, in one embodiment, a titanium alloy comprising about 5 wt % to about 8 wt % aluminum; about 2.5 wt % to about 5.5 wt % vanadium; about 0.1 wt % to about 2 wt % of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of iron and molybdenum; about 0.01 wt % to about 0.2 wt % carbon; up to about 0.3 wt % oxygen; silicon and copper; and titanium. A turbine component is also generally provided, in one embodiment, that comprises an article made from a titanium alloy. Additionally, methods are also generally provided for making an alloy component having a beta transus temperature and a titanium silicide solvus temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2015Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Andrew Philip WOODFIELD, Thomas Froats DERICK, William Andrew SHARP, III
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Publication number: 20170100134Abstract: Instruments for use in anterior approach total hip arthroplasty. Instruments according to certain embodiments of the invention connect to a shaping member such as a broach, reamer or osteotome that is used to prepare the intramedullary canal of a desired femur or other bone for total hip arthroplasty. Such an instrument according to such embodiments can be configurable to allow operation on either the left or right leg, and in doing so to provide lateral offset and anterior offset of the instrument handle relative to the shaping member so that the patient's gut, musculature or other bodily portions may be avoided while still providing desired leverage and control over the shaping member to prepare the intramedullary canal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Andrew Sharp, Luke Andrew Gibson, David Clark Kelman
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Patent number: 9615834Abstract: Patient-matched surgical instruments, and methods for making patient-matched surgical instruments, may include patient-matched surgical instruments having an anatomy facing side with several discrete, physically separate anatomy contacting portions configured to match the anatomy of a particular patient. The anatomy contacting portions may be one or more of non-uniform in distribution, non-uniform in shape or non-uniform in surface area.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2011Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Aashiish Agnihotri, Patrick Brian Conway, David L. Evans, Luke Andrew Gibson, Jennifer Allyn Griffin, Michael Dean Hughes, David Timothy Mehl, Abraham Biglari Salehi, Jeffrey Andrew Sharp, Maroun Hanna Tarsha, Andrew Justin Wald, Thomas S. Wolfe
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Patent number: 9526512Abstract: Instruments for use in anterior approach total hip arthroplasty. Instruments according to certain embodiments of the invention connect to a shaping member such as a broach, reamer or osteotome that is used to prepare the intramedullary canal of a desired femur or other bone for total hip arthroplasty. Such an instrument according to such embodiments can be configurable to allow operation on either the left or right leg, and in doing so to provide lateral offset and anterior offset of the instrument handle relative to the shaping member so that the patient's gut, musculature or other bodily portions may be avoided while still providing desired leverage and control over the shaping member to prepare the intramedullary canal.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Andrew Sharp, Luke Andrew Gibson, David C. Kelman
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Patent number: 9386994Abstract: Patient-matched surgical instruments, and methods for making patient-matched surgical instruments, may include patient-matched surgical instruments having an anatomy facing side with several discrete, physically separate anatomy contacting portions configured to match the anatomy of a particular patient. The anatomy contacting portions may be one or more of non-uniform in distribution, non-uniform in shape or non-uniform in surface area.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2011Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Aashiish Agnihotri, Patrick Brian Conway, David L. Evans, Luke Andrew Gibson, Jennifer Allyn Griffin, Michael Dean Hughes, David Timothy Mehl, Abraham Biglari Salehi, Jeffrey Andrew Sharp, Maroun Hanna Tarsha, Andrew Justin Wald, Thomas S. Wolfe
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Publication number: 20150080899Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing knee arthroplasty, including, but not limited to, bicruciate retaining knee arthroplasty, are described herein. Methods and apparatus for preparing a distal femur for a femoral implant as well as methods and apparatus for preparing a proximal tibia for a tibial implant are described. These methods and apparatus, in at least some embodiments and uses, facilitate decreasing the complexity of knee arthroplasty procedures such as bicruciate retaining procedures, while maintaining, if not improving on, the safety, accuracy and/or effectiveness of such procedures.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Zachary Christopher Wilkinson, Brian William McKinnon, Jeffrey Andrew Sharp, Katherine S. Anderson, Christopher F. Scifert, Mark Ellsworth Nadzadi, Scott Kennedy Laster
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Patent number: 8834473Abstract: Disclosed are lockable instrument assemblies for quick and easy configuration of surgical instrumentation. The assemblies are operable between a locked and unlocked position, and generally include an aperture having a shaped profile which receives an adjustment member therein. When the assemblies are placed in a locked assembly configuration, the adjustment member is prevented from rotating or translating within the aperture. When the assemblies are placed in an unlocked assembly configuration, the adjustment member is permitted to rotate or translate within the aperture. Also disclosed are methods of using and making lockable instrument assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Roger Ryan Dees, Jr., Jeffrey Andrew Sharp
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Publication number: 20140163561Abstract: Instruments for use in anterior approach total hip arthroplasty. Instruments according to certain embodiments of the invention connect to a shaping member such as a broach, reamer or osteotome that is used to prepare the intramedullary canal of a desired femur or other bone for total hip arthroplasty. Such an instrument according to such embodiments can be configurable to allow operation on either the left or right leg, and in doing so to provide lateral offset and anterior offset of the instrument handle relative to the shaping member so that the patient's gut, musculature or other bodily portions may be avoided while still providing desired leverage and control over the shaping member to prepare the intramedullary canal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2014Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Andrew Sharp, Luke Andrew Gibson, David C. Kelman
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Publication number: 20120123422Abstract: Patient-matched surgical instruments, and methods for making patient-matched surgical instruments, may include patient-matched surgical instruments having an anatomy facing side with several discrete, physically separate anatomy contacting portions configured to match the anatomy of a particular patient. The anatomy contacting portions may be one or more of non-uniform in distribution, non-uniform in shape or non-uniform in surface area.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventors: Aashiish Agnihotri, Patrick Brian Conway, David L. Evans, Luke Andrew Gibson, Jennifer Allyn Griffin, Michael Dean Hughes, David Timothy Mehl, Abraham Biglari Salehi, Jeffrey Andrew Sharp, Maroun Hanna Tarsha, Andrew Justin Wald, Thomas S. Wolfe
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Publication number: 20120116562Abstract: Patient-matched surgical instruments, and methods for making patient-matched surgical instruments, may include patient-matched surgical instruments having an anatomy facing side with several discrete, physically separate anatomy contacting portions configured to match the anatomy of a particular patient. The anatomy contacting portions may be one or more of non-uniform in distribution, non-uniform in shape or non-uniform in surface area.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Aashiish Agnihotri, Patrick Brian Conway, David L. Evans, Luke Andrew Gibson, Jennifer Allyn Griffin, Michael Dean Hughes, David Timothy Mehl, Abraham Biglari Salehi, Jeffrey Andrew Sharp, Maroun Hanna Tarsha, Andrew Justin Wald, Thomas S. Wolfe
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Patent number: 7956572Abstract: Exemplary systems and methods are provided for collecting/harvesting direct current (DC) power received from a power source(s). The system comprises a controlled impedance power controller comprises a power converter configured to present a positive equivalent resistive load to the at least one power source over a range of input power levels. Exemplary systems and methods are provided for collecting radio frequency (RF) power. An exemplary system comprises at least two rectenna elements, a power controller, and a DC combining circuit. The DC combining circuit is associated with the at least two rectenna elements and the DC combining circuit is configured to dynamically combine the at least two rectenna elements in one of a plurality of series/parallel configurations. The power controller is configured to control the DC combining circuit to achieve a desired overall power output from the at least two rectenna elements.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2006Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporateInventors: Regan Zane, Zoya Popovic, Andrew Sharp, Diego Restrepo
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Publication number: 20100234850Abstract: Disclosed are lockable instrument assemblies for quick and easy configuration of surgical instrumentation. The assemblies are operable between a locked and unlocked position, and generally include an aperture having a shaped profile which receives an adjustment member therein. When the assemblies are placed in a locked assembly configuration, the adjustment member is prevented from rotating or translating within the aperture. When the assemblies are placed in an unlocked assembly configuration, the adjustment member is permitted to rotate or translate within the aperture. Also disclosed are methods of using and making lockable instrument assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: SMITH AND NEPHEW, INC.Inventors: Roger Ryan Dees, JR., Jeffrey Andrew Sharp
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Patent number: 7689260Abstract: There is provided a slowly implantable electrode. A coating for an electrode, the coating includes a shape-memory polymer. A method for inserting an electrode into brain tissue by inserting an implantable electrode having a shape-memory polymer coated electrode into brain tissue.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2004Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: The Regents of the University of ColoradoInventors: Dudley Finch, Kenneth Gall, Andrew Sharp, Diego Restrepo
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Patent number: 7630715Abstract: An apparatus and a method in a communication system with at least two different access systems, wherein a first access system is capable of handling a first number of communications between a mobile user equipment (MUE) and the first access system and wherein a second access system is capable of handling a second number of communications between the mobile user equipment (MUE) and the second access system. The communication system contains at least one means for making at least one decision, which communication or communications are handed over in the case that the mobile user equipment (MUE) moves between the first access system and the second access system and at least one means for executing the at least one decision.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2008Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Andrew Sharp, Martin Stümpert
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Publication number: 20090200985Abstract: Exemplary systems and methods are provided for collecting/harvesting direct current (DC) power received from a power source(s). The system comprises a controlled impedance power controller comprises a power converter configured to present a positive equivalent resistive load to the at least one power source over a range of input power levels. Exemplary systems and methods are provided for collecting radio frequency (RF) power. An exemplary system comprises at least two rectenna elements, a power controller, and a DC combining circuit. The DC combining circuit is associated with the at least two rectenna elements and the DC combining circuit is configured to dynamically combine the at least two rectenna elements in one of a plurality of series/parallel configurations. The power controller is configured to control the DC combining circuit to achieve a desired overall power output from the at least two rectenna elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2006Publication date: August 13, 2009Inventors: Regan Zane, Zoya Popovic, Andrew Sharp, Diego Restrepo
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Publication number: 20080305800Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system with at least two different access systems, wherein a first access system is capable of handling a first number of communications between a mobile user equipment (MUE) and the first access system and wherein a second access system is capable of handling a second number of communications between the mobile user equipment (MUE) and the second access system. According to the invention the communication system contains at least one means for making at least one decision, which communication or communications are handed over in the case that the mobile user equipment (MUE) moves between the first access system and the second access system and at least one means for executing the at least one decision. The invention further relates to a method for managing a communication system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Inventors: Andrew Sharp, Martin Stumpert
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Publication number: 20070218127Abstract: A method of making a capsule comprising: -forming one or more first films into a hemi-capsule, -filling the hemi-capsule with one or more capsule contents, -applying one or more second film to said hemi-capsule to form a complete capsule, said one or more second film being flat prior to capsule formation, -a curing stage to alter the shape of the capsule.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2005Publication date: September 20, 2007Applicant: Bio Progress Technology LimitedInventors: Edward Nowak, Andrew Sharp
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Publication number: 20070147315Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement and a method for providing user station with access to (a) service providing network(s). It comprises a radio access network control node (RANCN) (3) acting as a gateway node between WLAN access points (AP) (2A,2B;4) and the service providing network, and it comprises connection processing means for adapting service providing network transport protocols such that a WLAN supporting user station (1A,1B;1) can access the service providing network services over the WLAN radio interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2003Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: David Khoury, Andrew Sharp
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Publication number: 20070121540Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement and a method for providing a user station with access to (a) service providing network(s) over a wireless radio access network, particularly Bluetooth. It comprises a radio access network control node (RANCN) (3) acting as a gateway node between access stations (HBS; 2A,2B) and the service providing network, and it comprises connection processing means for adapting service providing network transport protocols such that the user station (1A,1B) can acces the service providing network services over the radio interface of the wireless radio access network, whereby the 15 radio access network control node (3) reuses a set of service network transport protocols for communication over the radio access network, the reused protocols being tunneled using the Internet Protocol (IP) through an access station (HBS; 2A,2B) connected to the radio access network control node (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2004Publication date: May 31, 2007Inventors: Andrew Sharp, David Khoury
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Publication number: 20070073130Abstract: There is provided a slowly implantable electrode. A coating for an electrode, the coating includes a shape-memory polymer. A method for inserting an electrode into brain tissue by inserting an implantable electrode having a shape-memory polymer coated electrode into brain tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2004Publication date: March 29, 2007Inventors: Dudley Finch, Kenneth Gall, Andrew Sharp, Diego Restrepo